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Important message for all FS users,
I have come across an article called "Getting fit and shedding fat could save your life, warn health professors"
During covid-19 pandemic.
I am now preparing for it and taking it very seriously this time.
Here's the article-
Get fit or get ill, leading scientists have warned as new figures show that millions more people are expected to be infected and that for the obese or the unfit the coronavirus is more likely to be fatal.
The latest estimates from Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College’s school of public health suggest that 10% of Britons — up to seven million people — will be infected by the end of May, even if the lockdown suppresses the spread of the disease.
Asked how individuals could prepare for infection, Ferguson, who is one of the government’s leading advisers on epidemiology, said: “It is always better to stay fit and healthy.
“We need to assess our risks from a personal perspective, including getting fit and losing weight.”
His warning coincides with NHS statistics showing that 38% of people admitted to intensive care for coronavirus-related conditions are obese and that about 55% of such patients die. The death rate is even higher for obese people who are aged over 60.
Fredrik Karpe, professor of metabolic medicine at Oxford University, supported Ferguson’s suggestion. “If you have a big belly, then when you lie down the weight of it pushes your diaphragm upwards, reducing lung volume,” he said. “This virus is all about lung function.”
Almost everyone was likely to be infected, he added, and getting fit was one of the best ways to prepare. “Start by walking. You should feel comfortable but like you have had some action. It’s quicker than people think to build this up. In two weeks you will have an improved capacity.”
Karpe said that exercise should be accompanied by going on a diet, because losing weight not only reduced the symptoms of diabetes but also increased lung volume.
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